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Fatal House Fire Ruled Double Murder-Suicide

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published January 3, 2020 at 5:04 AM EST
Morris family

Columbus Police say a mother and her two-year-old daughter killed in a house fire Wednesday were the victims of homicide.  

The fire on Retriever Road claimed the lives of 33-year-old Nerissa Distin, 42-year-old Gary Morris, and 2-year-old Serina Morris. Police say the elder Morris took his own life and the others were homicide victims. Neighbors reported hearing two explosions at the house.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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